[Sabertooth]

If bin Laden were to show up at the Ka'aba during Ramadan, would the Saudi government dare to try to arrest him? Everything I've read suggests the Saudi government is deathly afraid of bin Laden and the militant Muslims who follow him.

On Diane Sawyer's 20/20 interview with bin Laden's sister-in-law the other night, the background story made mention that bin Laden's father had built much of the shrine around Mecca.

Anyone got any details on that?

[snippy_about_it]

Bin Laden's father was a had a large construction company, got all the Royal's contracts. He also got the contract for Mecca.

[pgkdan]

On Diane Sawyer's 20/20 interview with bin Laden's sister-in-law the other night, the background story made mention that bin Laden's father had built much of the shrine around Mecca.

That's how he made his billions...restoring the so-called holy places and shrines of islam. The Saudi royal family awarded the contracts and paid handsomely.